ESTHER MARIE FULSAAS Born November 18, 1941 in Oakland, California to William and Esther Fulsaas. On July 24, 2006, after a brief struggle with ovarian cancer, she passed away at her home in Berkeley surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her elder brother, Arthur Fulsaas and his wife, Hilda Fulsaas of Juneau, Alaska; as well as two nieces, Margaret Kugzruk of Fairbanks, Alaska and Camille Marshall of Juneau, Alaska. Ms. Fulsaas also leaves behind five grand-nieces and nephews and numerous cousins.

A lifelong resident of Alameda County, Ms. Fulsaas was an accomplished musician, a brilliant catalog librarian, a quick wit and a fun loving woman. She received her Bachelor's degree in Music History from UC Berkeley in 1964. Ms. Fulsaas performed professionally for 16 years as organist for Central Lutheran Church in Oakland. Her extensive repertoire included a vast number of compositions; among them, many by Bach, Mendelssohn and Brahms. She also excelled on the piano, recorder, harpsichord, French horn, trumpet, drums, trombone, and voice. She especially enjoyed her long association and many performances with the Berkeley madrigal group, The Arch Street Irregulars.

In 1966 she completed her Masters in Librarianship at UC Berkeley and began her 35 year career as a librarian with the UC Berkeley Libraries. As a catalog librarian, Ms. Fulsaas worked with many types of materials including government documents, non-music recordings and electronic media; however, the significant portion of her professional life was spent working in the complex area of serials cataloging. She retired from the University in 2002.

Her many hobbies included car rallies and car racing for which her classic 1966 Jaguar E-type Coupe and her participation in the local Jaguar Club gave her many exciting experiences. Ms. Fulsaas enjoyed travel and her visual documentation of her trips to Asia, Europe, Canada, and most every state in the USA attests to her passion for exploration. Perhaps her favorite travel destination was Alaska she made several automobile trips to Alaska over the years she loved the wild and rugged scenery and the joy of visiting family.

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